Tag Archives: Intelligence
FISA court: FBI use of NSA’s electronic surveillance data was illegal
A US court ruled that some of the FBI's electronic surveillance activities violated the constitutional privacy rights of Americans. The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC) deemed that FBI officials improperly searched a National Security A...
Government hackers reportedly broke into Russian search company Yandex
According to a Reuters report, hackers working for Western intelligence agencies reportedly broke into Yandex, the company often referred to as "Russia's Google." The hackers were allegedly looking for technical information that would indicate how Ya...
Volvo and Nvidia are making self-driving trucks using artificial intelligence
Swedish bus and trucks manufacturer Volvo Group announced a new partnership with U.S. tech giant Nvidia to co-develop scalable self-driving trucks that are powered by Artificial Intelligence (AI).The...
Volvo and Nvidia are making self-driving trucks using artificial intelligence
Swedish bus and trucks manufacturer Volvo Group announced a new partnership with U.S. tech giant Nvidia to co-develop scalable self-driving trucks that are powered by Artificial Intelligence (AI).The...
Colorado college students were secretly used to train facial recognition
Researchers used over 1,700 photos of students and others without their permission for a facial recognition study sponsored by US military and intelligence services, according to the Colorado Springs Independent and Financial Times. While technically...
US government warns China may have access to drone data
Today, the Department of Homeland Security issued an alert warning that Chinese-made drones may be sending flight information back to their manufacturers, who could share it with third parties. According to CNN, the alert warns companies and organiza...
The NSA says it’s time to drop its massive phone-surveillance program
The National Security Agency (NSA) has formally recommended that the White House drop the phone surveillance program that collects information about millions of US phone calls and text messages. The Wall Street Journal reports that people familiar wi...
US may punish Germany if it uses Huawei tech
The US hasn't been shy about pressuring its allies to ditch Huawei, but now it's turning to threats of serious consequences. The Wall Street Journal has learned that the US' Ambassador to Germany, Richard Grenell, wrote a letter to Germany's economy...
Artificial Intelligence Detects 72 Mysterious Radio Bursts from Space
Fast radio bursts have puzzled astronomers since they were first detected around a decade ago. These bursts are extremely bright flashes of radio light that travel billions of light years from beyond...